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doctors say baby is head down, but I don't think he is!

jbswifey wrote:

My last appointment was yesterday at 35 weeks and the doctor said that the baby was completely head down. I am almost certain that he is actually in a diagonal position instead with his head more near my hip. I can tell by movements, how the movements feel, etc. Anyways, could the doctor be wrong? What if the baby stays in this position during delivery?

I seen right on my ultrasound that mine is head down but it still feels like hes in a completely different spot. I can feel him everywhere. If you have the wte book, I think there is a page that explains how you can tell which way he's laying. But really there's no way to tell. I would trust your doctors words and maybe bring it up next appointment. Ask how he/she can tell which position your baby is in

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jbswifey

@Gina47 I was thinking about getting a 3d ultrasound anyway, but it might be too late now that I am 35 weeks. If I end up doing that I'll be able to know. It just seems that he is definitely not head down yet, based on the movements which are literally diagonal across my belly. I can even feel the poking out the side of my stomach, not near the top by my ribs..

the poking in your side is probably the feet. just remember, that baby is now getting cramped a little and is not lying straight. so the head may be all the way down, but body is in a diagonal position to allow room for feet to move. I'd trust my doctor. He's trained to know what things feel like, and he's done this a LOT more than you have :D

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tuftufwang

@jbswifey Same here. My doctor said my baby is head down although I'm perplexed by his movements which seem to suggest a diagonal position. Will ask again next Monday

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jmonhollen

Babies do pivot around in the head down position all the time. I'm 90% sure mine's head down, and I feel his butt sometimes on the left side and sometimes on the right side with kicks in the opposite direction. Remember that the baby is in the fetal position, so you won't feel all of the kicking up near the ribs.

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ameliajaneagain

I'd be trusting the dr's opinion personally!!!

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MandyDupuis43

My baby juts out the right side of my belly...really hard. In fact, that's where I feel most of his movement and under my right rib cage. He's been was down since 33 weeks for sure. It really doesn't feel like it but I saw it for myself on the ultrasound. They are so scrunched in there now that we feel them all over.

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germaphobemomma

I would trust the doctor on this one. If they couldn't tell by feel, they would do an ultrasound to be sure. This is my second, and both times they have been head down early on. Even still, I feel a lot of movement in my sides from my little one's butt, feet, and hands. They are really cramped in there so it's hard to tell, without knowing what to feel for, when they are head down. Good luck!

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sheslostit

i would trust the doctor. They have been trained and skilled in palpation skills. They know what a baby/baby position feels like. My baby is head down but somedays, he kickes side ways. One way i also know head is down...some moment i can barely breath (baby kicking the diaphram) then a few minutes later, i have a sudden urge to pee and not much urine is there (head banging on the bladder). Trust you dr and relax (:

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sunnyinmybelly

Ya well doctors are not ways right. My friend was told baby was head down and really far down that she would switch again my friend swore baby was sideways a couple days latter she went into labor and baby was sideways the doc that was on call had to go in there and flip baby

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